From their first royal engagements to royal tours with their children, these stunning photographs reveal the evolution of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s romance.
Spanning 10 years, the images capture the knowing looks, thoughtful touches and beaming smiles of a couple who are so focused on juggling a family life with their royal duties.
Whether it is alone, with visiting dignitaries or spending time with family, their mutual love and respect for each other is clear to see.
Here, some of the best snaps from the last 10 years of married life…
A KNOWING LOOK, THE SWEETEST TOUCH – NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE THEIR DEVOTION TO EACH OTHER IS PLAIN TO SEE
Kate wears the diamond maple leaf brooch given by George VI to the Queen Mother (then Queen Elizabeth) for their 1939 Canada tour, as they are welcomed in British Columbia in 2016
Pictured left: All dressed up for Ascot in 2017, pictured right: All smiles on a visit to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn in Norfolk in 2020, as part of birthday celebrations for the NHS
William offers Kate a gift on their visit to the tree kangaroo enclosure of a zoo in Sydney during their 2014 tour of Australia and New Zealand
Kate gets the giggles after struggling to get anywhere near the target when she tries her hand at the national sport of archery while in Bhutan in 2016
Pictured left: Kate whispers to William during a visit to Cornwall in 2016, right: Kate triumphant after she and her crew beat William and his in a race on Team New Zealand yachts in Auckland in 2014
At a tree planting ceremony in Ottawa in 2011, where William’s parents and grandparents had planted trees before
A reassuring hand from Kate as the couple prepare for a traditional welcome in a remote rainforest community in Canada in 2016
William helps Kate into her Canadian Rangers red hoodie as the pair are made honorary members in 2011
William gives Kate a consoling hug after beating her in a dragon boat race on the couple’s visit to Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 2011
Chilled out: the carefree couple enjoy a snowball fight on a skiing holiday in the French Alps in 2016
A GOLD RUSH AT THE 2012 OLYMPICS
Jumping for joy as Team GB win another medal in the Velodrome
Pictured left: Tension is showing in the Aquatics Centre, right: There are celebrations together with (l-r) Beatrice, Eugenie and Harry as the Great Britain equestrian team, including Zara Phillips, win silver
Kate and William look on as the Olympic torch passes Buckingham Palace on its tour round the country
HOW THEY WOWED THE WORLD
LOS ANGELES 2011 William and Kate get a taste of Hollywood royalty when they meet Jennifer Lopez at a BAFTA Brits To Watch evening at the Belasco Theatre in LA
MALAYSIA 2012 Representing the Queen on a Diamond Jubilee Tour to Singapore, Malaysia, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu, William and Kate get a bird’s eye view of the rainforest in Sabah, Borneo
NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA 2014 Making a splash on their three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand, their first with baby George, when they take a ride on a jet boat on the Shotover River in Queenstown, New Zealand. right: At Taronga Zoo in Sydney they’re introduced to a koala named Leuca
CANADA 2016 Don’t look down! A precarious encounter with a steam train on the White Pass And Yukon railroad in Carcross
INDIA and BHUTAN 2016 Kate gets to feed an orphaned baby one-horned rhino (left) on an eight-day tour to the subcontinent, taking in a safari and a trip to a conservation centre at the Kaziranga National Park in India. In Bhutan she and Will enjoy the stunning scenery (right) on a trip to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery
PAKISTAN 2019 Arriving in style in a colourful rickshaw at a reception hosted by the British High Commission in Islamabad
Ireland 2020 Kate sees the funny side as they try their hand at the Gaelic sport of hurling on their trip to the Republic last year
MINI MAGIC! IF ANYONE’S GOING TO UPSTAGE YOU IN THE POPULARITY STAKES ON TOUR, IT’S YOUR CHILDREN – WILLIAM AND KATE HAVEN’T DISAPPOINTED
Arriving in a windy Wellington with George in 2014
Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George at an event with nurses and parents with young children in Wellington
Charlotte enjoys a party for military families during the Royal Tour of Canada in 2016
Prime minister Justin Trudeau welcomes George to Canada in 2016
George enjoys playing with bubbles in Canada in 2016. Right: bout to leave Warsaw airport for Berlin in 2017
Pictured left: Charlotte pleased with her posy in Berlin, right: a look inside a helicopter for George in Hamburg
George makes a new friend at the Bilby Enclosure at Taronga Zoo in Sydney
Pictured left: Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge at a children’s party for Military families, right: Prince George practises the royal wave in Canada, while Princess Charlotte is a little distracted
Prince George with Prince William at a children’s party for military families in Canada